Act Locally, think Globally

     Ideas on how to make the game of basketball "green".

At Pinnacle

     Burnt out from Basketball at 18.  Read one athletes story.

Better

     Five suggestions for how one might make a worthy difference.

Building Confidence

     Thoughts on building confidence in our young players.

Building Dreams

     Making believers when others don't believe.

Canada Basketball June 2008

     Thoughts from a Canada Basketball coaching clinic.

Choosing a Team

     Ideas on how to select your basketball team. 

Christmas

     Suggestions on books related to coaching.

Coach Donahue

     Learning from losing. 

Coaching a New Millennial Athlete

     Are you coaching the way you were coached or is your coaching style a reflection of the what is happening in the world?

Collaboration

     Exploring collaboration within your team.

Collaborative

Cool Hand Luke

Counting

Emotional Hijacking

Good Strategy

     Thoughts on when to introduce zone defence.

Group Think

How the Three Point Shot

Improvement Slope

     How to keep the learning from rolling back down the hill.

Istvan

Leader

     Everyone on a team is a leader at some point, even those that don't want to lead.

Lessons Learned from Others

     10 lessons learned from others.

Lobster Story

Maximizing Learning

     Thoughts on including players that can't play during practice.

Moneyball

Morgan Wooten

NY Times-The Scholarship Divide

Paint a Picture

Parent Meeting

     That all important parents meeting.  Things to discuss and go over.

Peaks and Valleys

Physical Activity

Player Evaluation

     A sample of a player evaluation sheet.

Pre game, post game

Process vs Outcome 1

Process vs Outcome 2

Reading

Reality Check

     Comparing basketball in Canada to basketball in Europe after the Athens Olympics.

Recovery and Regeneration

Renovations

Safe Learning Environment

Shot Charts

     Keeping stats during a game. 

Sport Leadership

     What does winning mean?

Survey of Youth Sports

Taking the Initiative

Taper

     Intensity vs volume when planning practices.  When to to focus on each part.

Team Building Activities

     Eight activities to help with team building.

Team Culture

     How to build team culture.  Various examples from several sports.

Team Selection

     Thoughts and ideas on how to make team selections.

The Chickenburger

The Dreaded ACL

The Recipe or the Cook

Toughness

     Great article on what toughness is in basketball.  The list includes setting a good screen, talking on defence and many more.  Great article to share with players of all ages.

Tournament Time

Travel

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